Election 2016: Trump Inspires More Immigrants to Seek Citizenship

Election 2016: Trump Inspires More Immigrants to Seek Citizenship

With all his rivals swept aside, Donald Trump has inspired enough Republican primary voters to virtually clinch the GOP nomination. But while his notorious rhetoric about building walls and banning Muslims clearly appeal to some, the controversial billionaire appears to have inspired another huge swath of voters: Immigrants. The Economic Times reports that tens of […]

Trump, Clinton Dominate  in New York

Trump, Clinton Dominate in New York

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored massive victories in their respective presidential primaries in New York, putting both candidates in sight of their parties’ nominations. Trump appeared poised to win most or all of New York’s 95 Republican delegates, easily beating U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich. “We don’t have […]

Young Republicans Say Immigrants Make U.S. Stronger

Young Republicans Say Immigrants Make U.S. Stronger

In stark contrast to the inflammatory rhetoric of GOP presidential candidates, a recent survey shows that 51 percent of young Republicans say immigrants make the country stronger. The Public Religion Research Institute, a nonpartisan research group, reported that 63 percent of Republicans under 30 said they supported giving immigrants a chance to become citizens if […]

Trump Doubles Down

Trump Surges, But Is He Waffling on Immigration?

UPDATED: Though his campaign rallies have increasingly turned violent, Donald Trump’s big wins in a slew of recent primaries drew him even closer to the GOP nomination, and giving him less and less incentive to scale back his incendiary rhetoric on immigration and immigrants.  Lost on almost no one is that fact that his campaign […]

Trump, Clinton Win Big, Rubio Out

Trump, Clinton Win Big, Rubio Out

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored big presidential primary wins on Tuesday, winning a slew of crucial states to expand their delegate leads and move both front-runners even closer to their party nominations. But the night wasn’t a total triumph for Trump, who scored big wins in the Republican presidential primaries in Illinois, North Carolina, […]

Dem Debate Puts Immigration Back in Spotlight

Sanders, Clinton Put Immigration Back in Spotlight

The latest Democratic debate allowed Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to spar over their immigration reform policies, health care and racism, while their sharpest barbs of the night were directed at a familiar target — GOP front-runner Donald Trump. In the hotly contested two-hour event, held at Miami Dade College in Florida […]

Clinton, Sanders Debate: Substance Matters

Clinton, Sanders Debate: Substance Matters

Though they barely mentioned immigration reform in the Democratic debate, Hilary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont tackled a series of hot-button issues, including gun control, the Flint water crisis, Wall St. bailouts, religion and, of course, Donald Trump. While the two-hour contest, which was hosted by CNN and held in Flint, Michigan, featured […]

Trump Attacked GOP debate immigration reform

Latest Debate A “Disaster” For GOP?

In a two-hour showdown in Detroit, the hopefuls for the GOP nomination once again locked horns on the debate stage, and after another highly contentious, insult-riddled night the general consensus seemed to point to a clear winner — Hillary Clinton. In the Washington Free Beacon, Matthew Continetti summed up the bizarre Fox News-sponsored spectacle — […]

Trump, Clinton Dominate Super Tuesday

Trump, Clinton Dominate Super Tuesday

Tuesday was definitely super for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. With voters in 13 states and one U.S. territory making their presidential picks on “Super Tuesday,” both candidates earned resounding victories and tightened their grips on the Republican and Democratic nominations. While Trump — who scored lopsided victories in Massachusetts, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, and […]

Bernie Sanders, Son of Immigrants, Wins NH Presidential Primary 1

Bernie Sanders, Son of Immigrants, Shakes Up Political Establishment

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) put the value of immigrants back in the spotlight with his stunning, double-digit win over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary, putting the political establishment with it’s billionaire funded Super PACs on clear notice: In his victory speech, Sanders — the first Jewish candidate to ever win a primary — […]